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Letters Patent No. 74,427. dated February 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN STRAP-RING FOR FIRE-ARMS.

vTO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH RIDER, of Newark, in the county of Licking, and State of Ohio, have invented` certain new and useful Improvements in Stocking or Mounting Fire-Arms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the construction thereof, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a view of a swivel-bow or strap-loop detached, and before it is united to tire band-guard strap or swivel-base.

Figure 2 represents a perspective view of the swivel-bow and band when united together.

Figure 3 represents a c'ross-section through the barrel, stock, and band, a'nd showing the stud on the barrel under the band, and the recess 4iu the stock for uniting them together by the band.

Figure 4 represents a longitudinal section through the band, barrel, stock, and swivel-bow.

Similar letters of reference, Where they occur in the separate figures, denote like parts in all ofthe drawings.

My invention consists in a swivel-bow united to said band in a peculiar way, which very much simplifies and eheapcns that operation. 4

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings. f

A represents a. portion of the barrel'of a 1carm, and B a portion of its stock. 0n the under side ofthe barrel, and Wrought on or permanently attached thereto, there is a stud, a, which is let into a recess, of a counter i or corresponding form, in the stock B. When the barrel and stock are laid together, and the stud properly entered in the recess, the band C is put on, and held on in any ot' the usual well-known Ways, and the barrel `and stock are thus rmly held together, yet readily separated when it is desirable to do so. The stud and mertise are placed so that the band will pass around their location, or near to it, and thus clamp or hind them, as well as the barrel and stock, at that point. The rear portion, c, ol' the recess may have a brass' or other metal plate upon it, to prevent the Wood from bruising or wearing, and for the stud to bear against.

In the band C, I use a very simple and very etlicientswivol-bow for holding a strap, as follows: e represents the swivelbow in question. Its two ends, as shown in tig. 3, are inserted in a suitable hole in the baud-guard strap or swivel-base, and then a small pin, z', is inserted in the band, and between said ends; thus the bow is free to swing or play in the band, but cannot come out, or he taken out, without first taking ont the pin z'.

lThe manner of making and inserting the bow in its place is as follows: It is made, as shown in tig. 1, with its two ends, I 2, bent out of line with each other. When thus bent, one of the ends is passed through the hole in the lug 3 ofthe band, and slipped through as far as it will go, or until its end comes to the opposite end of the 4opening from where itwas inserted. The other end ot' the how is non' bent around into lino with the end in the hole of the band, the two ends moved into about the centre of the lug, and the pint4 passed in and fastened, said pin passing between said ends. The swivel is thus perfectly secure in the hand. but can swing as freely as is required for such purposes. Y

Having thus fully described my invention, what ,I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Uniting a swivel-bow to thc guard-strap or band, by moans of the' lug and pin, substantially as described.

JOSEPH RIDER. Witnesses:

W. H. THOMAS,

l O. E. SMITH. 

